Mana Ūkaipō: Māori Student Connection, Belonging and Engagement at School

Examining the Connection between Classroom Technology and Student Engagement

Pedagogical strategies increasing rely on technology as a way to address challenges facing the contemporary higher education classroom. This study investigated the use of a tool designed with the specific purpose of student engagement in a large classroom. The tool allows students to post to a community based discussion in a manner similar to a Twitter feed. Despite engaging in a community dial...

Teacher-Student Relationship and Academic Engagment Adolescent: The Mediating Role of Sense of School Belonging

Academic engagement is one of the multifaceted constructs that affect students' academic performance. The aim of this study was to determine the mediating role of a sense of belonging in the relationship between teacher-student Relationship and academic engagement. The method of the present study was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of this study consisted of all the studen...

Student engagement and its relationship with early high school dropout.

Although the concept of school engagement figures prominently in most school dropout theories, there has been little empirical research conducted on its nature and course and, more importantly, the association with dropout. Information on the natural development of school engagement would greatly benefit those interested in preventing student alienation during adolescence. Using a longitudinal ...

Funds of Knowledge: An Underrated Tool for School Literacy and Student Engagement

This chief aim of this paper is to explore the concept of Funds of Knowledge (FOK) in relation to Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT). This study unveils the basic tenets of FOK from the lens of activity theory and analyzes pertinent discoveries, key concepts, and scholars’ arguments relating to FOK and literacy development over time. The major purpose of this study is to expand the pers...

Running head : STUDENT ENGAGEMENT 1 Cultural Universality and Specificity of Student Engagement in School : The Results of an International